Barry Ryan is a
policy analyst in the areas of public finance, economic development, and
agriculture. His job is to improve public policy by providing decision makers
with relevant empirical information. He has 20 years of experience in research
design, data analysis, and reporting on policy issues for government, private
and non-profit organizations. Barry earned a bachelors degree in
agricultural economics and masters degree in public finance from the University
of Minnesota, Department
of Applied Economics, where he worked as a
research fellow until July 2006. Barry is currently a private consultant living
in Cape Canaveral, Florida.